KING OLAVE, AND THE GUARDING OF THE COAST OF IRELAND.
A.D. 1235.

FOR THE KING OF MAN, RESPECTING THE GUARDING OF THE
COAST OF IRELAND.

THE King, to his faithful and beloved M. son of Gerold, his Justice in
Ireland, greeting. Know that we have given, and by our charter have confirmed
to our beloved and faithful Olave, King of Mann and the Islands, for his
homage and service in guarding, at his own cost, the coast of the sea
of England towards Ireland, and towards the Isle of Mann, and likewise
the coast of the sea of Ireland towards England, and towards the aforesaid
Isle of Mann, lest injury might happen to the aforesaid our lands of England
and Ireland, by sea, upon these coasts, according to his ability, forty
marks and one hundred crannocks of corn, and five doles of wine, to be
annually received from our land of Ireland at the Feast of Easter, through
the hands of our Justice of Ireland, so long as the aforesaid King of
Mann shall truly and faithfully serve us, by giïarding the aforesaid
coasts.

We therefore command you to cause him to receive the aforesaid forty marks, and the aforesaid one hundred crannocks of
corn, and the aforesaid five doles of wine, yearly, as is aforesaid,
commencing the first term at Easter next ensuing, in the 20th
year of our reign.

In testimony whereof we send you these our letters patent. Witness the King,
at Westminster, the eleventh day of July.